Senior Cost Engineer - Water & Transport Infra, Brisbane

WT (Australia); Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid professional memberships

Hybrid work arrangement

Wellbeing days

Award-winning office environment

Job summary

WT (Australia) is seeking a Senior Cost Engineer to join the QLD Infrastructure team in Brisbane. You will build first-principles cost estimates for water and transport projects, analyse costs across labour, plant, materials, and subcontractors, and identify cost-saving opportunities across the project lifecycle.

Role focuses on ensuring projects stay within budget, supporting tender development, and collaborating with stakeholders to reflect scope, design maturity, and delivery methods.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of cost engineering or construction estimating experience, with at least 2 years in electrical estimating.
• Solid understanding of electrical contracting industry, building regulations, and construction methods.
• Experience with estimating software and tools.
• Advanced Excel skills; familiarity with Project tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain first-principles cost estimates for Water and Transport infrastructure projects across civil, structural, mechanical and electrical disciplines.
• Perform detailed cost analysis for labour, plant, materials, subcontractors and preliminaries.
• Prepare tender budgets and cost reports across the project lifecycle.
• Identify cost efficiencies, value engineering opportunities, and alternative delivery methods.
• Review designs, drawings, specifications, programmes, and contracts to determine scope and cost implications.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, project managers, and clients to reflect project scope accurately.
• Support procurement strategies, tender submissions, and commercial proposals.
• Monitor project costs and forecast movements; report on cost risks.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

Project management

First principles estimating

Drawing & specs interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management

Electrical license or engineering degree preferred

Tools

Estimating software

Excel

MS Projects

Job description

WT (Australia) is seeking a Senior Cost Engineer to join the QLD Infrastructure team in Brisbane. You will build first-principles cost estimates for water and transport projects, analyse costs across labour, plant, materials, and subcontractors, and identify cost-saving opportunities across the project lifecycle.

Role focuses on ensuring projects stay within budget, supporting tender development, and collaborating with stakeholders to reflect scope, design maturity, and delivery methods.